September 26, 2008

News
Corruption
Ex-Grain Chief Eyed in Sichuan Graft Probe
Caijing Magazine, September 25, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-09-25/110015830.html

Disasters
Storms Leave at Least 14 Dead in China's Quake Zone
Xinhuanet, September 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/25/content_10112367.htm

Environment
China Biggest Carbon Polluter, World Levels at Record: Scientists
Agence France-Presse (via Google), September 26, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hUsBKvXulUVKSeD__EVrPPkthyrw

Food Security
Animals Sick from Chinese Milk
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 25, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7635432.stm

China Milk Scandal Deplorable, Says WHO
Reuters, September 25, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE48O1L220080925

Web Users Fault China's Baidu
Wall Street Journal, September 25, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122229854931073223.html

Gender
Chinese Women Don't Hold up Half of Space... Yet
Reuters, September 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE48P23G20080926

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Beijing Issues Warning over Peace Prize Choice
The Independent, September 26, 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/beijing-issues-warning-over-peace-prize-choice-942826.html

Media
China Fakes Reports from Space
The Telegraph, September 26, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3082804/China-fakes-reports-from-space.html

Migrant Workers
湖北民工讨要欠薪被殴打 多人受伤 (Several Hubei Migrant Workers Beaten, Injured after Requesting Back Pay)
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hubei-09252008095755.html

Olympics
Guns, Explosives Seized Pre-Games
Xinhua (via People's Daily), September 26, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=375065

Protests and Petitions
湖南吉首非法集资受害群众示威仍持续 (Protests Continue in Hunan over Fake Investment Scheme)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jishou-09252008094736.html

Public Health
Sexual Activity Becomes Main Route of HIV Transmission in China
Xinhuanet, September 26, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/26/content_10116021.htm

Religion
张明选一家在北京居无定所 (House Church Leader Zhang Mingxuan Allowed back in Beijing, but Forced out of Home)
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion_christian-09252008100459.html

Taiwan
China: Negotiations Set with Taiwan
New York Times, September 26, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/world/asia/26briefs-NEGOTIATIONS_BRF.html

Tibet
China Issues White Paper, Refutes Charge of "Cultural Genocide" in Tibet
Xinhuanet, September 25, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/25/content_10108481.htm

Related information:
Full text: Protection and Development of Tibetan Culture
Information Office of the State Council, September 25, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/25/content_10110998.htm

China's Grip Still Firm on Tibetan Area
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 25, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7629751.stm